More than two decades ago, Glen Mitchell was preparing to pick up his 14-year-old son Jeff and his friend from Terry Parker High School.

An attempted robbery by four juveniles, and two bullets “erupting” from a gun quickly changed those plans.

“Jeff died by about sunrise,” Mitchell told a Senate committee during a Tuesday hearing.

One of the four attackers was Ellis Curry, who was 16 at the time. He wasn’t the shooter, but spent 12 years in prison for his role in the crime.

Mitchell says he’s the only offender who showed remorse for the events that led to his son’s death, which led the two to team up after Curry’s release from prison. They help to reach at-risk youth and those who have lost loved ones through acts of violence.

The two, among others, are opposing legislation filed by state Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, aimed at aligning Florida’s juvenile sentencing laws with a pair of recent United States Supreme Court rulings. Justices said juveniles can’t receive life in prison if they did not commit a homicide, and can’t get a life sentence for homicide without the judge considering a host of factors.

To square state law with that decision, Bradley has proposed a bill, SB 384, that would offer juveniles who are convicted of non-homicide crimes a probationary hearing 25 years into their sentence. For juveniles convicted of homicide, the bill requires the judge to consider factors such as age and the person’s role in the crime.

If the judge deems life in prison is not appropriate, a homicide offender must be sentenced to between 35 years and life in prison.